SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



The record fish for an amateur in Florida 

 is still, as far as I know, Edward Vom Hofe's 

 tarpon taken at Captiva Pass on April 30th, 

 1898, weighing 210 pounds and measuring 

 6 feet 11 inches in length and 45 inches in 

 girth. 



My best fish measured 7 feet 2 inches 

 but, being very thin, weighed only 187 

 pounds. 



Doctor Howe is said to have landed a 

 tarpon at Tampico, Mexico, that tipped the 

 scales at 223 pounds. 



I saw a tarpon at Miami, Florida, on May 

 17th, 1904, that had been taken near Tea 

 Table by Charlie Thompson, a professional 

 fisherman, and was told it weighed 224 

 pounds. 



The tarpon is an elusive fish yet at times 

 great scores have been made. 



Mr. L. C. Murphy took 25 tarpon in one 

 day's fishing at Aransas Pass, and Mr. B. W. 

 Crowinshield accomplished a like feat at 

 Boca Grande. 



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